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  2. Tanganyika groundnut scheme - Wikipedia

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    The scheme's managers therefore began to focus attention on the more fertile regions in the west and south of Tanganyika, but the development of both was proving painfully slow. In the south, not only was a whole new railway line needed, but a deep-water port had to be constructed from scratch at Mtwara .

  3. Southern Province Railway - Wikipedia

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    The isolated network operated without connection to the national network. Because of the failure of the Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme the rail system was deprived of its economic existence. After the independence of Tanzania, operations were ceased in February 1963 and the line was abandoned.

  4. Nachingwea, Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    Nachingwea is a town in the Lindi Region of southern Tanzania.It was the terminus of a railway built for the infamous, ill-fated Tanganyika groundnut scheme.The town is also the site of the tomb of Judy the Dog—the first dog to be given prisoner of war status and recipient of the Dickin Medal.

  5. Mtwara Port - Wikipedia

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    The Mtwara Port was built during the British Colonial times in the city of Mtwara in southern Tanzania.The harbor at the Port of Mtwara was deepened during the colonial times by the British in 1948-1954, and a railway line was built connecting the port, as part of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme.

  6. Tanganyika Territory - Wikipedia

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    The name of the territory was taken from the large lake in its west. Henry Morton Stanley had found the name of "Tanganika", when he travelled to Ujiji in 1876. He wrote that the locals were not sure about its meaning and conjectured that it meant something like "the great lake spreading out like a plain", or "plain-like lake".

  7. Mtwara - Wikipedia

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    The city is spread out over a large area planned to accommodate up to 200,000 people. The present population is around 141,000. As part of the development associated with the failed Tanganyika groundnut scheme, Mtwara features a deep-water port that can accommodate ocean-going vessels, and a range of large municipal buildings, including a post ...

  8. Kongwa (Tanzanian ward) - Wikipedia

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    Kongwa was the centre of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme, which was run by the Overseas Food Corporation (OFC) until the project was brought to an end in 1951. The facilities provided included a hospital, which still serves local patients.

  9. Mtwara Region - Wikipedia

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    However, inadequate research and adverse environmental conditions due to poor planning resulted in the complete and disastrous failure of the scheme. In this region, the exported crop was to go through the port of Mtwara. This port was created for the scheme; it was linked to the growing areas near Nachingwea by a new railway.